EOGC 2005

Posted by Myers at 15:50 26/12/2004.

With surplus amounts of turkey and mince pies propping up our stomach, it's time to drag yourselves away from the E4 Friend's marathon and Best tv/radio/news/political/film moments of 2004 and back to where you belong, arms' length away from the monitor following the latest happenings in our ever-developing UK gaming community. UKT has received some exclusive information regarding next year's European Online Gaming Championships at GameStars LIVE.

Gamestars Live have now confirmed that the EOGC 2005 will be title sponsored by the Car Giant Chevrolet, owned by General Motors. The Chevrolet EOGC 2005 finals will be held from 31st Aug - 4th September at London's docklands exhibition centre "ExCeL". Gamers from across Europe will be competing for the title as well as prizes and cash, and most significantly Chevrolet will also be donating one of their top of the range motors as a grand prize to be drawn as a lotto between all the winners.

Qualifying will begin in May in the UK at IGUK LAN Gaming centres and also in various lan centres across the EU. In addition there will be online qualifiers and the opportunity for players to walk in and qualify on the day. Rumours also speculate on gaming as a feature at the Chevrolet stand at various international car shows.

UKT caught up with London Eventco's Dominic Mulroy, who alongside Sujoy Roy helms the show:

This is a great moment in gaming, for the first time I can remember, a non games/IT industry has come in and sponsored the biggest Gaming event in the UK. And not just any industry, but a car company! This goes to show that gaming is becoming more mainstream and is recognised not just by those within the industry but by major multinationals in other fields too.
The tie up with Chevrolet has been a real eye opener for ourselves as well as our other sponsors. The opportunities to cross promote across different fields is something that a lot in the games industry are keen to explore, and Chevrolet provide that opportunity. Dont be too suprised to hear about new relationships between the car and games industry in the near future, and keep an eye out for some of Europes biggest car shows, we will be there.

GameStars LIVE will no doubt be looking to build upon last year's success which saw them overshadow long-running trade show ECTS, with several top software companies already signed up. London Eventco, management agents of Gamestars Live and the EOGC, will also be running the first ever "consumer and trade show for pro-gamers". Dominic explained:

We want companies that produce products and services for the gamers of tomorrow to exhibit at the show and become a mainstream feature of Gamestars Live from 2005. I think we will all want to see whats available now and what is just round the corner.

EOGC have not yet announced wether this competition will be CS Source or 1.6, but expect an announcement within the next month. UKT will endeavour to keep you updated with the latest GSL/EOGC news throughout the year, stay tuned. The new EOGC website is due for launch in February, anyone with questions regarding the exhibition can contact Dominic Mulroy

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	DoZ Anti-saviour of UKT 16:22 26/12/2004	Nice recovery, ain't nobody gonna see that error! ;-) The Myers hath (archaic, not lispic!) returned yo! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Joka 16:23 26/12/2004	Some good news on 2005 events at last!! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	meloncron 16:23 26/12/2004	i want a chevvy [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Joka 16:24 26/12/2004	will it be 1.6 or source? :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Myers Saviour of UKT UKTerrorist 16:24 26/12/2004	lol doz, we have two news submitting options, plain html and 'as-it-appears' I typed some html into the latter. Not sure quite what the mailto html is actually, i'll look it up in a bit. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	DoZ Anti-saviour of UKT 16:28 26/12/2004	;-) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	func euthanasia 16:28 26/12/2004	They're only giving away one car? Stingy b******s. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	b0sH twisted Reality 16:33 26/12/2004	Last EOGC was really good, hope this one lives up to expectations. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Joka 16:39 26/12/2004	but one car is like £10, 000 - £25, 000 func... stingy? no [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	siLki 16:44 26/12/2004	joking? i think so [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	NicholaisoN 17:24 26/12/2004	how are you gonna split a chevvy :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Psy^ xtreme9.uk 17:25 26/12/2004	Best change EU to Europe, there's a few European qualifiers that aren't in EU countries;) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Undone^ ForsakeN 17:38 26/12/2004	looooool n1ck, take turns init [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Titanium team.identity 17:55 26/12/2004	better be a 5 seater! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Gingerfish Point Five-O 17:55 26/12/2004	love myers [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Psy^ xtreme9.uk 17:59 26/12/2004	Am I the only one thinking how some young male gamer who wins this is going to afford the insurance? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Grunt 18:00 26/12/2004	i was thinking it will be sold before its ever driven and the team split the cash [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Venomous BLACKLiGHT 18:10 26/12/2004	heh nice [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Venomous BLACKLiGHT 18:10 26/12/2004	heh nice [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Myers Saviour of UKT UKTerrorist 18:23 26/12/2004	note EOGC is more than just CS, and all the winners of all competitions will have the opportunity of winning the car. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Pimpboy feo 18:48 26/12/2004	hope its 1.6 not sure source is quite ready but nm [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	MonkH 18:51 26/12/2004	play source for a laugh [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Iccy 19:02 26/12/2004	Why is a car company sponsoring a games tournament? Doesnt make sense to me [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Atemi ForsakeN 19:39 26/12/2004	they will get some exposure, but to a group of ppl in the 15-20 age group or there abouts. and those ppl aint gonna be going out and buying a car like that. They better hope they catch the eye of all the little peckers' parents who pick em up from the event. shame i will of quit by then, could of done with a new ridiculously big and expensive to insure car. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Psy^ xtreme9.uk 19:41 26/12/2004	you have 2 win [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Venomous BLACKLiGHT 19:45 26/12/2004	you have to turn up! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Atemi ForsakeN 19:47 26/12/2004	im liking the change of attitude from uk's number one bummer to straight talking hardman psy, keep it up big man! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Ripper Rush! 19:49 26/12/2004	haha [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Venomous BLACKLiGHT 19:49 26/12/2004	now that hes quit competitive gaming, he can go back to being an e-thug without the fear of getting beaten up. Bag phal thats fer sure [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Psy^ xtreme9.uk 19:49 26/12/2004	ennit! f***ing solid as a rock! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Psy^ xtreme9.uk 19:51 26/12/2004	the bumming got boring, i was constantly getting a sore willy and having to buy anusol in bulk orders, it's not pretty [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	kiliki 20:15 26/12/2004	I'm gunna win me a car. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	basH 21:16 26/12/2004	eogc 2004 was the s*** :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	NeonCraze Viva La Resistance 21:18 26/12/2004	easy win for me/brown ppl [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	basH 21:21 26/12/2004	nigga plz. yeh i'll have to put out the old tricks that dsky taught me last time [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	BrorJace Online Multiplayer Gaming 21:41 26/12/2004	interestingly enough anyone watching top gear tonight will have found out Daewoo are renaming themselves Chevrolet in the new year.... you still want one? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	siLki 22:30 26/12/2004	nah id like an atom though [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Iccy 23:50 26/12/2004	Some exposure yeh, but surely the same amount of money spent at say, a motor show would have a much wider appeal. Im just being pecimistic I know, but look at the example of AMD (a computer parts manufacturer ) pulling out their backing of TAG. CompUSA ( a large chain of computer stores in the US ) no longer supporting Team 3D, and for those of you who cant remember a certain Esports United who were sponsored by none other than Hyundai. Of course there is more money to be made and exposure at gaming events rather than in gaming teams, but if I was a marketing person at Chevrolet I could probably think of better places to give away a free car. I hope Im wrong, but I see it more as a one off on Chevrolet's part rather than a regular event they will take part in. Still, its a good way to bring other companies in and I hope Dominic and Sujoy make the absolute most of it for everyone's sakes. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	MadSpunk Last Chance 00:58 27/12/2004	mmmm sounds like fun! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Eagle 01:47 27/12/2004	Glad they actually announcing the event more than a month before it starts this year :o get some of the real top teams in europe going. Hopefully it's 1.6, but by that time source may actually not be s***. If it's half as fun as last years it'll rule o/ [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	NeonCraze Viva La Resistance 02:41 27/12/2004	eagle wot u moanin about, last eogc we got told 9 hours before we were playin and randomly pmed some guy (n1 spike) on irc to take us D: [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	NeonCraze Viva La Resistance 02:42 27/12/2004	http://www.big-boys.com/articles/wakeuphead.html [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	basH 02:42 27/12/2004	neon stop whining, u had front seat u c**kmuncha [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	nixoh enamor 02:58 27/12/2004	there is always a clan member in need of a Car n1ck!!!!!!!! :D [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Wez 14:50 27/12/2004	last event was good, pcs were nice and was fun to play unreleased games, but some were 18s only :( the only bad bit about it was TsN was right in front of us and we couldnt hear anything, i didnt even use my headset vs 4k :( [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	crim 16:13 27/12/2004	"NO INSOMNIA, YOU CAN'T ATTEND," said Pureball and Bond and then after a split second of their incredible esport's brain churning thoughts they continued, "And Holland... thats in Asia isn't it?" [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	crim 16:14 27/12/2004	and Wez your banned from the event afaik.. we've taken a step forward and banned the use of Pokemon figures on monitors. We see it as an illegal use of a lightning generating pokemon during use electricity during the event. This is for your safety as much as everyone elses! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Wez 23:44 27/12/2004	:-----------------------------( [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	NeonCraze Viva La Resistance 01:50 28/12/2004	:__________( [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	VGA 10:38 28/12/2004	Hey Iccy, good point made about the requirement to keep chevrolet involved for more than just one year. Something Richard missed on his report is that Chevrolet are really getting behind the gaming scene and as such we have signed a contract for Chevrolet to sponsor this show until the end of 2007. And they have committed a new car for EACH year as a prize. And it will be a nice one :-) Thats a three year commitment from the car giant, not just a one-off which Im sure everyone will be pleased at. It guarantees the event for the long term and also shows commitment from our sponsors that the EOGC and GSL is a great combination. We will have the usual games/IT sponsors there too, and they are loving the opportunity it provides because it opens their brand to the car industry market. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Valar` The Anti-DoZ 12:20 28/12/2004	cos everyones car needs a soundblaster or radeon... ;-) [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	toko euthanasia 14:59 28/12/2004	afaik what does that f***ing mean? [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	$aVa$ ImaGine 15:43 28/12/2004	as far as I know it means as far as I know :P [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Iccy 16:45 28/12/2004	[Mr.Burns] Excellent [/Mr.Burns] Good luck then all involved, this is a great building block for UK Gaming and hopefully will deliver the much needed exposure that everyone seems to have been waiting for. My hats off to you, I'll never know how you did it but thats a hell of an achievement. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Iccy 16:45 28/12/2004	[Mr.Burns] Excellent [/Mr.Burns] Good luck then all involved, this is a great building block for UK Gaming and hopefully will deliver the much needed exposure that everyone seems to have been waiting for. My hats off to you, I'll never know how you did it but thats a hell of an achievement. [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]
	Myers Saviour of UKT UKTerrorist 18:19 28/12/2004	oh memememe! i know pretty much how they did it! [ Comment: Report \| IP: Logged ]

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